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The Ethiopian Eunuch

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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Feb 14, 1884

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 10, No. 7.

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The Ethiopian Eunuch.

By William N. Glenn

God's care for honest seekers after truth is manifested in sending his minister out upon the desert to meet one who was earnestly studying the Scriptures but was unable to understand them. Chap. 8:26-39. No doubt this Ethiopian nobleman was well informed and highly cultured, but he needed instruction in the word, which is spiritually discerned. 1 Cor. 2:14. His honesty of purpose is shown in his readiness to obey immediately upon learning his duty. We sometimes hear people wondering how the eunuch got the idea of being baptized from the text he was reading, and concerning which he asked information. Verse 35 tells us plainly that Philip “preached unto him Jesus.” This statement, in connection with the great commission recorded in Matt. 28:19, 20, is sufficient to explain how he learned his duty regarding baptism. Philip’s mission would have been incomplete without including this important lesson. W. N. GLENN.